Page A Day Math

Disclaimer: I received a FREE copy of this product through the HOMESCHOOL REVIEW CREW in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way.

Silas and Titus have been working on their math facts and their handwriting skills at the same time using Page a Day Math Starter Kits. Page a Day Math offers digital or physical math kits that focus on fact fluency and handwriting improvement. There are several kits available - Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, and Pre-K. They also offer handwriting books, like Super Sight Words, Adorable Adjectives, and Cool Chemistry. I printed out the Division Starter Kit for Silas and the Multiplication Starter Kit and Super Sight Words Handwriting Book for Titus.

The Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division Kits each include 10-13 books, 3 math bonuses, and 2 handwriting bonuses. Each book in the kit contains copy-work for the math facts. For example, the first book in the Division Kit is called, "Dividing By One." Each page has a new fact to work on, like 1 divided by 1. Your child will trace the division fact several times, as well as some review facts. For the first few lessons, the review facts are multiplication, but after that they are the division facts your child has learned.

Each book contains different fact families. Book 1 is "Dividing By One," Book 2 is "Dividing By Two," and so on. The other books in the kits work in the same way, with each book focusing on adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing by one number.

Each Kit also contains math bonuses - printable flashcards, an assessment, and a progress tracker. The flashcards are really nicely done, color-coded, and with cute pictures of dogs. The assessment is to be used before you start the books to see where you child is and what he or she knows and doesn't know. We didn't use these before we started the books. I'm planning to use them after the boys are finished as a "quiz" to see how much they retained. The Progress Tracker is a sheet your child can use to see how many books he has finished and how many he has left. He will circle the book as he starts it.

Each Kit contains two handwriting bonus books as well. The Division Kit comes with "Adorable Adjectives" and "Silly Sight Words" in cursive.

Silas and Titus each have their books in their Summer Learning Binders and complete one page a day. It really is helping them with their math facts! Working on one new fact a day doesn't overwhelm them, and they are getting plenty of review with the other facts. It takes them around 5-10 minutes a day to complete a worksheet, so they don't complain at all. It is also something they can do independently! Titus has not learned multiplication before now, so he is really getting a great introduction to the facts. By the time he reaches multiplication in his curriculum this year, he will already know several fact families! Silas learned the multiplication and division facts this year in his math curriculum, but he really struggled with the division facts. I can see such an improvement so far in how quickly he is recalling the answers to the division and even the multiplication review facts.

The Handwriting Books are really nice and are available in print and cursive. Each book has 25 pages of practice and some blank practice pages. Each page contains words to trace and then copy, along with funny jokes and cute pictures of dogs. Titus is using the "Super Sight Words" as handwriting practice in his Summer Learning Binder. I let him use a marker or highlighter to trace the words. He doesn't mind the extra handwriting practice when he gets to use a marker to do it!

Page a Day Math is a great way to really cement the math facts your child is learning into his memory. Copywork is something I've always utilized in our homeschool, and I'm encouraged to use it for math now, too. Page a Day Math sells their physical math kits for $79.95 and the digital kits for $29.95. The handwriting books sell for $4.95 each.

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Homeschool Copywork {TOS Review}

As a Charlotte Mason homeschooling family, we were very excited to have the chance to review Homeschool Copywork. Homeschool Copywork generously provided me with a Lifetime Membership!

What is Homeschool Copywork?

Homeschool Copywork is a website with full length copywork books available to download and print. The copywork e-books include thematic copywork quotes from a variety of resources and at least two different size line styles with manuscript or cursive options. There are 54 e-books available for instant download on Homeschool Copywork, and the Lifetime Membership {$45} guarantees access to any future e-books that are added, as well.

The categories available are:

• Artist Studies {with full-color prints of paintings}
• Hymn Studies
• Quotes of Composers
• Poetry Copywork
• Presidential Quotes
• Quotes of Inventors
• Quotes of Scientists
• Short Stories
• 18th Century Author Copywork
• Christian Worldview Copywork
• Bible Verse Copywork
• Preschool & Early Elementary Copywork
• Holiday & Special Occasion Copywork
• Notebooking Pages & Coloring Books

As you can see, there is a wide variety of copywork on this website! In case you're wondering what copywork is, the author has a wonderful explanation HERE. In summary, copywork is more than just handwriting practice. It incorporates spelling, grammar, punctuation, vocabulary, and reading comprehension. With Homeschool Copywork, your child be absorbing some wonderful information, famous quotes and encouraging scripture.

How did we use Homeschool Copywork?

We are using Homeschool Copywork in several ways. First, my almost 6 year old son and almost 4 year son are using the Preschool Copywork books - "My Animal Copywork" and "My Transportation Copywork".

I absolutely love the pages in these e-books. It is the perfect amount of copywork for this age group - just a short phrase, such as "A is for Alligator" - with a picture to color. My boys love to color, so these books had extra appeal to them! As soon as they wrote {or traced} the phrase, they could color! Here are examples of their work.

I also used the Claude Monet Copywork for my older kids, as we were reading about Monet. I was very pleased with the different line sizes available, as I had an 8, 10, and 13 year old using this e-book. I could pick the right sized lines for each child and print only what pages I needed. There is a small picture of the artist or a painting on each page, which is nice.

I printed a few pages from the "Character Building Copywork" for my 10 year old son, as he could always use extra handwriting practice! Plus, I think all children will benefit from copying character building scripture!

What did we think of Homeschool Copywork?

We love Homeschool Copywork! It is so nice to have such a variety and abundance of copywork in one place! There are so many e-books to choose from. I really hope the author creates some more Preschool copywork, because my boys are flying through these pages! I know we will use Homeschool Copywork in our homeschool for a long time! At $45, the Lifetime Membership is a great bargain and will be an asset to your homeschool!

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